Originally posted by ellisbeck:
Well, I read with interest all the previous individuals
post about their views about jumping off buildings and suicide
attempts.
What I can say, based on my experiences in working with friends who
are suicidal is that they do so, or tried to do so, when it's total
hopelessness - something that many of us would not be able to
understand. It is most usual when someone becomes clinically
depressed, and when there is [b]absolute hopelessness
(which only occurs in depressives), and with
perceived limited social support, suicide would be
the last resort. There is no way we can talk rationality into it.
We can use all kinds of nasty adjectives like "selfish",
"thoughtless", "stupid", etc on them. The fact that remains is that
these people who are depressive, and are on the verge of committing
suicide are genuinely helpless. Is there a way for any of us to
imagine what it is like to "never feel happy before"? This is just
one possible question that I can pose to invite people to think as
close as possible for people with depression.
Of course, there are those who committed suicide out of impulse,
due to relationship problems, etc. I would not hesitate to use
those nasty adjectives with them.
Just my two-cents' worth.[/b]
agreed. pple who have never felt utter despair shld not be so
quick to judge
